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United States Patent | 6,162,214 |
Mueller ,   et al. | December 19, 2000 |
Apparatus and method for creating pathways in tissue and destroying the cored tissue to avoid release of the cored tissue within the body. The apparatus has a coring mechanism and a tissue vaporization mechanism. The apparatus is useful in creating revascularization pathways in the myocardium. The apparatus and methods are adaptable for either surgical or percutaneous procedures.
Inventors: | Mueller; Richard L. (Byron, CA); Khairkhahan; Alexander (Palo Alto, CA) |
Assignee: | Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 183757 |
Filed: | October 30, 1998 |
Current U.S. Class: | 606/15; 606/13; 606/16; 606/167; 606/170 |
Intern'l Class: | A61B 018/18 |
Field of Search: | 606/170,2,5,7-15,89,45,28,180 600/564-568 |
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